Author: GRG MIS

Grand Royal Group International Co. Ltd (GRG), which is a 75% majority owned subsidiary of Thai Beverage Public Company Limited, suffered fire outbreak at its main Hmawbi factory premises in Yangon, Myanmar on Friday 13th January. The fire was successfully put out in the early hours of Saturday 14th January, with the courageous effort of firefighters, volunteers, and company staff. 19 firefighters and volunteers were injured in the process and subsequently treated in hospital. 17 have since been discharged and the remaining 2 are out of danger.”

Fire outbreak started at the alcohol storage area and the inventory of rectified spirit (96% alcohol) and the tanks which are used to blend the alcohol were damaged without spreading to the main distillery, bottling plant and aged whisky cask storage.

The cause of the fire is still under investigation and assessment, and based on evidence so far, is believed to be an accident. The company is fully cooperating with local authorities following the incident and is in discussion with its insurance agents for suitable coverage of the losses.
“We are grateful to all those who provided assistance and support while fighting the fire. The management of GRG is already taking immediate steps to resume its blending and bottling operations in Hmawbi by February 2023. Our operations in the Mandalay facility remain unaffected. We do not anticipate any shortage of Grand Royal products in Myanmar, as the company and its distributors and trade partners hold sufficient inventory” said Rahul Colaco, CEO of GRG.

As part of our continuous community engagement programme, Grand Royal Group International (GRGI) has made donations on basic food stuff to the residents and villagers around our factories in Yangon and Mandalay in Myanmar.

The COVID-19 situation and the current world economic crisis has affected millions of our countrymen and their livelihoods. GRGI is fully aware of this social impact on the lives of people, and we are making efforts to try to help as many people as possible. We believe that charity begins at home and with that, we want to help our closest communities first.

We donated food boxes consisting of 13 items of basic food stuff and 2 packs of 25 kg rice which altogether is worth in total of 100,000 MMK per household with 932 for Yangon and 126 for the Mandalay areas. These donations come from over 380 million Kyats raised by employees, which is toped up with company’s budget. In addition, we have donated over 1 million kyats each to monasteries, nunnery, and church in our immediate vicinity. (Yangon- 1 monastery, 1 church, Madalay-6 monasteries and 1 nunnery).

On April 1st, 2022, GRGI staff delivered the donations to the residents and villagers. We hope that our efforts will help some people to tide over these trying times.

“GRGI is in continuous support for the communities as per our motto, “Being corporate citizenship” throughout 26 years of our business. We have regular CSR activities for the stakeholders who live in the vicinity of distilleries mainly in religious, education, healthcare matters and other social sectors by weekly and monthly basis both in Yangon and Mandalay. Today we are here to donate the necessity foodstuff to communities, cash to monastery and church and new garages for two ambulances and revamping of the drinking water pond in Thal Kon village tract in commemoration of our company’s 26th anniversary and on behalf of GRGI I would like to say please enjoy the carefully selected foodstuff with your family and we will keep listening to the voices of the communities living surrounding the areas so that we could support the communities as much as we can now and in the future. I wish you all happy Thingyan and Myanmar New Year.” stated Mr. Rahul Colaco, CEO of GRGI.

GRGI values the communities and the people of Myanmar, and we recognise the importance of living and working as one big family for the benefit of all.